"You have guests?"
Mark asked.
Samuel shook his head.
Petty came out at that time.
"Mr. Green, I'll go open the door."
"Be careful."
Samuel nodded.
"Alright."
Petty then walked to the door.
The children seemed to sense the tense atmosphere as well. Joseph asked, "Daddy, is something
wrong?"
"No. Mommy is pregnant now, so we have to be more careful. Don't worry. It's fine. "
Samuel smiled and touched Joseph's head gently.
Only then did Joseph get relieved.
"Mommy should be taken good care of."
"Yes, Daddy will."
Zoe and Lucas looked at them and did not say anything.
Since Joseph had already said what she wanted to say, Zoe thought she didn't need to ask again. But
Lucas was thinking something else.
Soon Petty came back.
"Mr. Green, it's Madam's express delivery."
"Express delivery? Nicole hasn't bought anything lately."
Just as Samuel finished speaking, he became serious.
"Give it to me. You guys eat now."
Samuel took it to the second floor.
Lucas had a thoughtful look on his face.
Mark was also a little worried. He looked at Lucas and whispered, "Lucas, take Joseph and Zoe to eat.
I'll go up and see what happened."
"Alright."
Lucas responded.
Mark also left.
After they all left, Zoe said, "I think that they behaved so strange. What really happened?"
"Don't worry, eat now. Protecting Mommy is the top priority. I heard from Allen that Mommy's health
declined much after she gave birth to us. She was bleeding and nearly died that time. Now she is
pregnant again, Samuel has a reason to be nervous."
Lucas whispered.
Zoe suddenly put down her chopsticks and looked at Lucas with one hand on her chin. "Lucas, do you
miss Allen?"
Lucas paused for a moment.
Did he miss Allen?
Maybe yes.
After all, they had been with Allen from birth until they returned home. Although Allen was up to
something for doing so, Lucas and Zoe truly had regarded him as their father during that time.
If Allen hadn't gone too far, Lucas really didn't want to lose him.
Lucas kept silent and Zoe said sadly, "I know that he did a lot of bad things and once hurt Mommy, and
even wanted to hurt me, but for some reason, I just can't manage to hate him. Sometimes I wonder if it
wasn't for him whether Mommy and I would be out in the streets or not? I don't know how he is now."
"Hurry up and eat."
Lucas interrupted Zoe quickly.
He was afraid that if Zoe continued, he would remember how good Allen was to him.
To be honest, Allen had hurt all but Mommy and him. Although he had done such a thing to Mommy,
Lucas could not hate him.
He had a high IQ, but if Allen hadn't hired an expert to teach him, he would only be an ordinary kid now.
Moreover, Allen truly treated him as his son.
As he thought about it, he lost his appetite.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
Lucas stood up and left.
Zoe looked at Lucas’ back and whispered to Joseph, "Joseph, did I say something wrong?"
"No, Lucas just went to the bathroom."
Zoe bit her chopsticks and whispered, "I shouldn't have mentioned Allen. Mommy will feel sad, and
Lucas will as well."
"Never mind, Zoe, you didn't do anything wrong."
Joseph comforted Zoe.
After Lucas entered the bathroom, he took out his phone and called Allen. However, the moment it got
connected, he hung up.
What should he say to him?
Allen and Mommy were destined not to be together and there were issues between Allen and him, so
he didn't know how to face them.
Lucas thought he was influenced by Zoe and was about to take away the phone, but at this moment,
Allen called back.
Looking at the familiar number, Lucas didn't know if he should answer it, but he still pressed the answer
button.
"Lucas? Is that you?"
Lucas felt sad as he heard Allen.
"Yes."
He couldn't call his name as before.
But Allen was surprised.
"Lucas, I'm glad that you called me. Good boy!"
Lucas’ eyes got a little red.
"How are you now?"
"How can I feel better without you by my side? But don't worry, I will be fine. How are you? Aren't you
happy to be back with your biological parents?"
Hearing that, Lucas nodded and said, "Yes, it's good. Allen."
"What?"
Allen was first surprised by the way Lucas addressed him. Then he smiled.
He truly liked Lucas and treated him as his own son. He even wanted Lucas to be his successor, but it
was a pity that it could never be achieved.
Lucas bit his lower lip and whispered, "Get a girlfriend to be my godmother."
Allen's smile froze as he heard that.
He didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.
Lucas was a smart boy and Allen soon knew what he meant.
"Don't worry, I won't harass your mother again. I won't break up your family and hurt Zoe. In the past, I
was wrong. Now I've decided to leave you in peace."
"I just hope that you can have your own family and children. You and my mother are destined for
nothing."
Lucas’ words sounded funny. However, Allen didn't laugh at all but felt bitter.
Even a four-year-old child can understand, but why can't he?
"I see. Does your mother know you're calling me?"
"No."
Lucas told the truth.
Allen felt depressed.
"You and Zoe should take care of yourselves."
"I know!"
Lucas didn't know what else to say, so he whispered, "Allen, I'm hanging up now."
"Alright."
Allen was reluctant, but he tried to restrain himself from getting too close to Lucas.
He was afraid that he would want more and lose control of himself.
Just as Lucas was about to hang up, Allen suddenly said, "Wait, Lucas, send a message to your
mommy and daddy."
"What?"
"Just tell them that Laurence is in danger. They will understand what I mean."
Lucas frowned slightly when he heard it.
"I see. Thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Lucas came out of the bathroom and went directly upstairs to find Samuel
and Mark.
Looking at the parcel in his hand, Samuel was afraid that there would be a time bomb inside. He
scanned it with the surveillance system and found nothing unusual. He finally got relieved.
Mark didn't let down his guard yet.
"Otherwise, take it outside and check. If something really happens at home, make sure that Nicole will
not be affected."
"Alright."
Samuel also had the same idea.
When they were about to go downstairs, they saw Lucas going upstairs.
"Lucas? Why are you here? Have you finished your meal?"
"I have something to tell you."
Lucas said like an adult.
Lucas looked so serious that Samuel asked in a low voice, "What is it?"
"What is in this parcel?"
Lucas was curious about the parcel in Samuel's hand.
"Don't worry about it. What do you want to tell us?"
Samuel did not answer him and Lucas did not continue asking. He hesitated for a while before saying,
"I called Allen just now."
"Who?"
Samuel couldn't hear it clearly.
Lucas looked at Samuel and finally got the courage to say, "Allen, my godfather. He pursued mommy
before."
Samuel's face changed slightly.
"Why did you call him?"
Samuel couldn't trust Allen wholly.
Allen had looked after Nicole and his children for several years. If Allen wasn't way out of line
afterwards, he wouldn't have treated Allen and his family like that. Samuel couldn't stay calm when
Allen was mentioned.
He knew Allen meant differently to his children, and that's why Samuel became nervous.
Noticing Samuel's mood, Lucas soon said, "Nothing important. Zoe suddenly thought of him, so I called
him. I just wanted to ask him how he is now."
Lucas was so sensitive to his mood and Samuel felt bad about it. But he still smiled and said, "It's fine.
After all, he has raised you for four years."
"Samuel, we were just chatting. He asked me to tell Mommy something."
"What is it?"
Samuel got annoyed.
If Allen still didn't give up and wanted to do something to Nicole, he would definitely make the Brook
family disappear forever.
Lucas knew Samuel was controlling his anger. He hurried to say, "He said that something happened to
Laurence."
Samuel frowned.
"Who?"
"Laurence."
Seeing that Samuel was so nervous, Mark asked, "Is this man important to you?"
"Yes, he saved Nicole. Besides, Nicole and I can have another baby now. It's very likely that it has
something to do with Laurence. Nicole also said that she wanted to thank him. If Allen told the truth, I
have to manage to save him."
Hearing that, Mark knew how important Laurence was to them.
"Tell me whenever you need help."
"Alright."
Samuel nodded.
Samuel didn't scold him and that made Lucas relieved.
Just now, Samuel looked so frightening with a gloomy expression on his face!
Lucas flinched and stared at the parcel in Samuel's hand again.
What exactly was inside?
Out of curiosity, he snatched it from Samuel.
"Lucas, stop it. Give it to me!"
Samuel reacted right away and reached out to seize it.
At this moment, Lucas dropped the box onto the floor in panic. The thing inside shattered and Lucas’
face blanched with fear as he saw what it was inside.
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